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August

2026

















August was a busy month. I met some of you at the INBETWEEN fair where I was boothing, and some of you came to roll film together with Isaiah. In August, I was thinking about how to community. How does one commune with others? People form collectives, then these collectives form- often in a shared room, seating or gathering. All these little circles will form bigger circles; then when we sit together, what could we do? The activity differs from time to time, is there anything radical we could do, out of radical hope for_____?

1. everynoise.com, Glenn MacDonald, Natasha
2. My favorite photobook of 2024 (& maybe the 21st century), Alec Soth, Zachy
3. Two Wallace Lines, Jharyathri Thiagarajah et. al., Zhen Hong
4. Amber Pjongluck’s two-metre-long book catalogues the designer’s entire life in objects, Ellis Tree (It’s Nice That), Adelene

  • Let me know !!!  
 Natasha 

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July

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OMG SO LATE INTO THE MONTH I AM UPDATING THIS LIST! We’re speed-running into the last few months of the year, and July was a very odd month for me. I experienced several dichotomies, and lately the lesson I’m learning is that we are all capable of holding several truths at once.  Hope you are keeping well. 


01. How to Write About Africa,  Binyavanga Wainaina, Isaiah
02. A Quick One Before the Eternal Worm Devours Appalachia (After Hours), Kay
03. Granta Issue 174, Therapy, Natasha
04. THE PROPER STORAGE AND DISPLAY OF A PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION, Debbie Hess Norris, Clare
05. magnolia by horses, Valerie

  • Happy, just happiness always,
Natasha 

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June

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We’ve now wrapped up the sixth month of the year. Please keep in mind, your happiness, dreams and stories, for they all belong to you always. And anytime you wish, your happiness and dreams are yours to take. Let’s remain joyous and hopeful in the month of July. 

Special thanks to Nicole, Clare, Kah Jun and Dan for their Instagram takeovers this month!! 


  1. The Ordinary Miracle of Existing, Alan Lightman, Isaiah (s/o Zac for the share)
  2. Who really won the Iran war, Max Fisher, Isaiah
  3. New June, Maya J’an, Marcus                                    
  4. On Playces, Gena Soh, Natasha
  5. AI is still in the printing factory, Tugyan Ertürk, Valerie
  6. Coming of Age in Second Life: An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human, Tom Boellstorff, Luna
  7. Majapahit: Intrigue, Betrayal and War in Indonesia's Greatest Empire, Herald Van Der Linde, Zhen Hong

  • Eternal Sunshine,
 Natasha 

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May

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The sunlight is falling on the trees in a dappled way outside my window. I feel like I’ve seen this light time and time again, but the sky above us is never the same as before, or yesterday, and today. The month of May has seen rain showers. How many of us had our feet soaked in rainwater? 

I find myself reaching out from the shelter of my umbrella to feel the rain fall on my palms, knowing that I will never again have this beautiful day in May. Many of us are entering new phases of life! Graduation, trips abroad, work and projects. I hope we’re making big moves to reach all the places we want to be in. 

I’m leaving May with such an abundance of readings and materials as well! Thank you to everyone for their generous sharing. Hope to keep you in mind in the month of June!


  1. The Beautiful Flower Is the World, Jerry Hsu, Isaiah
  2. Regarding the Pain of Others, Susan Sontag, Eunice
  3. Family Lexicon, Natalia Ginzburg, Zhixin
  4. A Manifesto for Cyborgs: Science, Technology, and Socialist Feminism in the 1980s, Donna Haraway, Zhen Hong
  5. Books v. Cigarettes, George Orwell, Valerie
  6. The Sense of Wonder, Rachel Carson, Zong Wei
  7. Against the Anthropocene: Visual Culture and Environment Today, T.J Demos, Natasha
  8. The value of (performative) acts, Michael Lambek, Kay
  9. The Double Life of Veronique, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Zhixin
  10. A City on Fire Can’t Be Photographed, Teju Cole, Clare
  11. Capitalism wants me numb, so I keep looking for beauty, Annika Hansteen-Izora, Marcus
  12. Ian McKellen as Macbeth, Isaiah
  13. how to make pickle pepsi at home for free, M&J Metal, Kay
  14. Art in Transit, Yi Zhe Ang, Sarah
  15. bitknot, feeble little horse, Jesryn

  • Raindrops on the tip of your nose,
 Natasha 

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April

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How are you beating the heat wave??? 

April has marked several new things for us; we held our first book club session @ Temporary Unit, have 3 shows in the making (the third opening this week as of writing), and wow.. time has been passing like this since March. It feels a little incredulous as I’m typing this.  But as always, I am so grateful for the trust that has been put into this club, and I can’t wait for more to come!!

I hope you’ve been doing well. Here are the reads of April! 


  1. The Story Behind NASA’s Iconic and Timeless Artemis II Portraits, Jeremy Gray,  Noah
  2. Something Borrowed: An open-ended conversation about cultural appropriation,  Multiple authors, Clare
  3.  The Vegetarian, Han Kang, Natasha

Spring 4 EVA,

Natasha 

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March

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Adelene’s ss

Happy end of March! 

March marks several transitions from the end of Winter to early Spring. While it might feel like eternal Summer in Singapore, many trees and plants are putting out flowers marked by the transient showers and heat in this part of the World. 

What have you been up to lately? It might be challenging to find moments of peace and stillness amidst the noise. I’d like to think that a pocket read, or even a fleeting note from someone’s stories, might change our worldviews in ways we least expect.

See, words can make the world closer when we feel the farthest from it. 


  1. Candy-Making Revolutionised: Confectionery from Vegetables, Mary Elizabeth Hall, Clare
  2. Species of Spaces and Other Pieces, Georges Perec, Song
  3. The Burnout Society, Byung-chul Han, Natasha
  4. mumu film club: issue 01, @mumufilms, Yiling
  5. Screenshot from Rebecca Toh’s Instagram story, Rebecca Toh,  Adelene
  6. a synopsis of a life's work, An-My Lê , Isaiah
  7. Here and Beyond: 12 Stories, Cyril Wong, genie


Keep Marching On!

Natasha 

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HELLO,

Photographers (Need Friends)







    Boon Lay Photo Club is a group of individuals who desire to create meaningful work based in photography, supporting fellow image makers and standing by our ethos of sincerity, widened perspectives, and friendship.





I made an Instagram account sometime in 2023, and Siew Png named it Boon Lay Photo Club. I made it because I wanted to become closer to my batch mates, AKA, I really wanted us to be close friends. The whole irony is that I chose Photography (@ ADM) because I thought I could *finally* work alone. Clare thought so, too. 

The big irony is that many of us realise that there is no way to do this alone. Coming out of university, navigating the world of work and adulting, and needing a form of Radical Hope (how to make art forever), Clare, Isaiah, and I decided to do this for real. 

We know now that photographers need friends, so here we are on the official BLPC site.

        Radical Hope for Photography

Clare, Isaiah and I are all from the Photography major at NTU ADM. I think the basis of BLPC is to keep working together even after school. Even after we’ve decided to do all sorts of things (maybe not art-related), we can still stay connected through photography and be part of a loving and kind community. Photography is a continuous expansion of views and perspectives. And we would like to keep learning and showing up for it. 

         Please stay tuned! We are all trying to make it work, and the best way to support this belief and love for photography is to simply show up. Trust me, showing up is the easy part, said no one, including me. Thenafter, we hope to support the work you want to do. We want to support you. And in the end, we would love to be friends. For a long, long time. 

Natasha

Photographers Need Friends